desfalecer

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese, from des- +‎ falecer. Compare Portuguese desfalecer and Spanish desfallecer.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [desfaleˈθeɾ], (western) [desfaleˈseɾ]

Verb

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desfalecer (first-person singular present desfalezo, first-person singular preterite desfalecín, past participle desfalecido)
desfalecer (first-person singular present desfaleço, first-person singular preterite desfalecim or desfaleci, past participle desfalecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to faint
  2. to falter; to weaken
    Synonyms: amortecer, esmorecer

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From des- +‎ falecer.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.fa.leˈse(ʁ)/ [des.fa.leˈse(h)], /d͡ʒis.fa.leˈse(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.fa.leˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.fa.leˈse(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.fa.leˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.fa.leˈse(ʁ)/ [deʃ.fa.leˈse(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.fa.leˈse(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.fa.leˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.fa.leˈse(ɻ)/
 

Verb

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desfalecer (first-person singular present desfaleço, first-person singular preterite desfaleci, past participle desfalecido)

  1. to weaken, fade
    Synonym: enfraquecer
  2. to falter
  3. to faint, swoon
    Synonym: desmaiar

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ desfalecer”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024